Attila Hoothy

Lord Hoothy
Lord Attila Hoothy is the current acting regent of the Szedenian Empire as well as the chief of the armed forces.

He is the youngest ever Szedenian chief of armed forces as well as the only one to serve under three different kings.

He ascended to the position after King Magyar II died at only age 8 without an heir in 1913. He has since promised that one day a new king will be elected but only when the Empire was completely safe from its enemies.

This lie has gone on for so long that many no longer consider the Szednian Empire to be a monarchy or a regency any more, but a military dictatorship.

Magyar I's Reign
It was under Magyar I that Szedenia ascended from being a petty kingdom to an empire. Lord Hoothy is often attributed to this as his military skill worked perfectly with his friendship with Magyar I as well as the same ambitions as him.

Lord Hoothy and Magyar I were born only days apart; they had been childhood best friends. When Magyar I was taken away for his royal classes at the age of 14, Lord Hoothy promised he would enter the military so the two would have an excuse to continue meeting.

Magyar I ascended to the throne at the age of 21 after his father was assassinated by an extremist group which wanted sections of the Kingdom to be seceded to Serbonia.

Magyar I, alongside his best friend and chief of staff Attila Hoothy, conquered many of the small city states along the River Danube and captured so much land that the Grand-Knight of Omerlap granted them the title of "Empire".

However, Magyar I's reign was not to be long. In 1912, he died in a car crash alongside his wife and eldest son.

The Year Long Reign of Magyar II
Magyar II ascended to the throne when he was only 7 years old. Lord Hoothy, depressed by the death of his best friend, took what was formally known as an advisory role but was really complete control of the nation.

Magyar II had always been a sickly child and in 1913 on his eighth birthday he died from the mysterious Gothan Flu which had spread around the region for a few years.

The Regency Established
The Magyars had no close relatives in the nation and Lord Hoothy was skeptical of allowing other monarchs into the empire, so he used his power that Magyar I had given him to establish a dictatorship under the guise of a Regency Council. He promised that once the borders were safe and secure that a king would be elected, but few bought it.